Pennsylvania

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• Capital City: Harrisburg
• City Guides: Pennsylvania City Guides
• Location: 40.276N, 76.884W
• Capital Tour: Capitol Tour
• 50states School Directory: Find your school!  
• Admission to Statehood: December 12, 1787
• Ancestry and Genealogy: Pennsylvania Database
• Area: 46058 sq.mi., 33rd   Land 44820 sq.mi., 32nd   Water 1239 sq.mi., 28th   Great Lakes 749 sq.mi., 7th
  
• Area Codes: 50states List
• Biographies: Famous Pennsylvanians
• Bird: Ruffed Grouse   50states List
• Border States: Regional List   Delaware   Maryland   New Jersey   New York   Ohio   West Virginia
• Cam World: Live Web Cams
• City Guides: Pennsylvania City Guides
• Classified Ads: Shop50states Classifieds
• Climate: Pennsylvania
• Colleges, Universities: Pennsylvania Colleges, Pennsylvania Business Schools, Pennsylvania Art Schools
• Community and Technical Colleges: Pennsylvania Community Colleges
• Community Pages: 50states List
• Constitution: 2nd State
• County Profile: County Map   67 Counties
• Courts: Judicial System
• Current Events: Pennsylvania News Headlines
• Department of: Education   Certification
• Driving: PennDOT
• Economy:
  • Agriculture: Dairy products, poultry, cattle, nursery stock, mushrooms, hogs, hay.
  • Industry: Food processing, chemical products, machinery, electric equipment, tourism.
• Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index
• Fast Facts: 50states List
• Flag:
  Pennsylvania's State Flag is composed of a blue field on which is embroidered the State Coat of Arms. The first State Flag bearing the State Coat of Arms was authorized by the General Assembly in 1799. An act of the General Assembly of June 13, 1907, standardized the flag and required that the blue field match the blue of Old Glory. Get this Flag
  
• Flower: MountainLaurel  Kalmia latiflolia
• Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List   Historical Societies      
• Geographic Center: Centre, 2.5 miles southwest of Bellefonte
• Governor: Office of Governor
• Highest Point: Mt. Davis; 3,213 feet, 33rd
• Highway Markers: Pennsylvania   Resource Manual
• History: Historical  
• Internet Service Providers: Pennsylvania
• Largest Cities: Philadelphia   Pittsburgh   Allentown   Erie   Upper Darby Twp   Reading   Scranton   Bethlehem   Lower Merion Twp   Lancaster
• Library: Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania Libraries  
• License Plates: Pennsylvania
• Local Resources: Pennsylvania Courts Pennsylvania Fire Departments Pennsylvania Counseling Services Pennsylvania Police Departments Pennsylvania Government Offices
• Lowest Point: Delaware River, Sea level, 3rd
• Maps: Rand McNally   DMOZ   Blank Outline Map   50states List
• Media: Radio   TV
• Motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence
• Museums: The Virtual Library
• National Forest: Pennsylvania
• Newspapers: Pennsylvania
• Nickname: Keystone State
• Nursing Schools: Pennsylvania
• Origin of state's name: Named in honor of Admiral William Penn, father of the state's founder, William Penn
• Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com
• Permanent Residents: Find A Grave
• Population: Quick facts   12,281,054; 6th, 12/00
• Presidental Birthplace:
  • James Buchanan, 1857-1861 {15th}
  • Born: April 23, 1791, in Cove Gap (near Mercersburg), Pennsylvania
• Public Records: Pennsylvania
• Real Estate: Pennsylvania Real Estate
• Representatives:
  • US House:   110th Congress
  • US Senate:   110th Congress
  • Pennsylvania House: Members
  • Pennsylvania Senate: Members
• Road Side America: Pennsylvania
• School Directory: Pennsylvania Schools     Public Schools   Private Schools
• Soil: Pennsylvania - Hazleton
• Song: Pennsylvania   50states List   Sheet Music
  • words by: Eddie Khoury
  • music by: Ronnie Bonner
• Sports: Pennsylvania Teams
• State Parks: Pennsylvania
• State Quarters: Pennsylvania
• Symbols: PA History
• Topography: Image   Allegheny Mountains run southwest to northeast, with piedmont and coastal plain in southeast triangle; Allegheny Front a diagonal spine across the states center; northwest rugged plateau falls to Lake Erie lowlands.
• Travel: Pennsylvania Travel
• Tree: Eastern Hemlock   Tsuga canadensis  
• Unclaimed Funds: Pennsylvania
• Vacation Rentals: Pennsylvania Vacation Rentals
• Veteran Affairs: Pennsylvania VA   Military Links
• Vital Records: Pennsylvania Vital Records
• Weather: Harrisburg, Harrisburg International Airport
• White Pages: Pennsylvania White Pages
• Yellow Pages: Pennsylvania Yellow Pages
• Zip Codes: Pennsylvania Zip Codes